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UFC President Headed To Rio To Announce Upcoming Event In Brazil

The Ultimate Fighting Championship last made an appearance in Brazil way back in October of 1998 with UFC Ultimate Brazil. That event featured a middleweight title bout between Frank Shamrock and John Lober, as well as another middleweight tilt between Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva.
Rumors have surfaced that the UFC might be looking to […]

Rumors have surfaced that the UFC might be looking to hold another event in Brazil in 2011, now Tatame.com is reporting that the UFC president Dana White is headed to Brazil for a press conference on December 15th to announce such an event.

The UFC will return to the birth land of MMA in 2011, just like TATAME Magazine informed in last July. And the show will take place at Rio de Janeiro, city that will host the Olympic Games in 2016 and the World Cup in 2014.

TATAME was informed this morning that UFC president Dana White will host a press conference – which will air live through the internet – at Palacio da Cidade, official residence of Rio’s mayor, on December 15th, to announcer UFC’s second edition in Brazil. Anderson Silva and Maurício Shogun, UFC middleweight and light heavyweight champions, will also participate at the press conference. Stay tuned for more news.

Josh Thomson vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri Set For Dynamite!! On New Years Eve

Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson (18-3) is headed to Japan to face Tatsuya Kawajiri (26-6-2) on Dec. 31st. Their fight will take place on the Dynamite!! 2010 event set for New Years Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Both men have signed bout agreements so the fight is all set, […]

Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson (18-3) is headed to Japan to face Tatsuya Kawajiri (26-6-2) on Dec. 31st. Their fight will take place on the Dynamite!! 2010 event set for New Years Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Both men have signed bout agreements so the fight is all set, it will take place as part of the agreement between DREAM and Strikeforce to cross promote. An official announcement is expected to come in the next few days from the Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent company of DREAM.

The news was first reported by MMAFighting.com late Monday evening.

Thomson has won two straight bouts since losing his Strikeforce title to current champ Gilbert Melendez back in December of 2009. “The Punk” as he’s nicknamed, went on to submit Pat Healy at last Junes Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum event, and earn a unanimous decision over Gesias Cavalcante at Octobers Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II show.

Kawajiri is coming off a loss to Shinya Aoki for the DREAM title, losing to the champ by submission in the first round at DREAM.15 in July. Before that he had won four straight under the DREAM banner going 7-2 in his last nine bouts. The other loss was to current Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez in the semi-final round of the DREAM lightweight Grandprix in July of 2008.

TUF 12 Finale – Fighter Salaries Total $398K

This past weekends The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale event featured a total of twenty-two fighters. On Monday, the Neveda State Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries for the event.
A total of $398,000 was earned by all of the participants with former UFC middleweight title contender Demian Maia leading the way with a $80,000 payday.
The […]

This past weekends The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale event featured a total of twenty-two fighters. On Monday, the Neveda State Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries for the event.

A total of $398,000 was earned by all of the participants with former UFC middleweight title contender Demian Maia leading the way with a $80,000 payday.

The event saw this years lightweight tournament finalists Jonathan Brookins ($16K) defeat Michael Johnson ($8K) in the main event. While former season one TUF finalist Stephan Bonnar ($62K) earned a win over Croatian Igor Pokrajac ($10K) in the co-main event.

The fighter salaries as listed below do not include the “Fight Night” bonuses, undisclosed bonuses, or money paid by sponsors.

Main Card

-Jonathan Brookins: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Michael Johnson: $8,000
-Stephan Bonnar: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus) def. Igor Pokrajac: $10,000
-Demian Maia: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) def. Kendall Grove: $28,000
-Rick Story: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $22,000
-Leonard Garcia: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Nam Phan: $8,000

Preliminary Card

-Cody McKenzie: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Wilkinson: $8,000
-Ian Loveland: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Tyler Toner: $3,000
-Kyle Watson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Sako Chivitchian: $8,000
-Nick Pace: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Will Campuzano: $3,000
-Pablo Garza: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Fredson Paixao: $4,000
-David Branch: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Rich Attonito: $8,000

Nathalie Grzech Is Your MMA Fix Weekend Hottie

While most of the weekend MMA news is surrounding the The Ultimate Fighter finale (look for our interviews with Chael Sonnen and Stephan Bonnar shortly), there actually is some non-TUF stuff going on…so we’d like to introduce 24 year-old Canadian hottie Nathalie Grzech to bring you our weekend link dump.
:: Ok, this actually is TUF-related, […]

While most of the weekend MMA news is surrounding the The Ultimate Fighter finale (look for our interviews with Chael Sonnen and Stephan Bonnar shortly), there actually is some non-TUF stuff going on…so we’d like to introduce 24 year-old Canadian hottie Nathalie Grzech to bring you our weekend link dump.

:: Ok, this actually is TUF-related, and here’s what Igor Pokrajac thinks of Stephan Bonnar and training in Crotia (is it still “War Torn Croatia?”). [link]

:: Bellator moving on up? Coming soon: live airings on FX. [link]

:: UFC fighter Maiquel Falcao arrested on assault charges. [link]

:: This “Chronicles of Fedor” is even better than the Chronicles of Narnia. [link]

:: Great take on the economic effects of training for MMA. [link]

:: Oh crap, there’s a Strikeforce fight tonight? Forgot about that. Dan Henderson hasn’t. And he’s looking for a K.O. [link]

Speaking of Strikeforce, bet on Henderson (-260) here. And you’re liking Bonnar at -220 in the TUF finale as much as we are, place a bet here.

And more pics of Nathalie Grzech in the thumbs below and from Vex Magazine here.

Chael Sonnen Breaks His Silence

Chael Sonnen has kept quiet about his positive drug test, taken following the classic battle with UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva last August. Now, after appearing before the California State Athletic Commission yesterday, Sonnen is finally ready to go on the record in an exclusive interview with Mike Straka airing tonight on “Inside MMA” at […]

Chael Sonnen has kept quiet about his positive drug test, taken following the classic battle with UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva last August. Now, after appearing before the California State Athletic Commission yesterday, Sonnen is finally ready to go on the record in an exclusive interview with Mike Straka airing tonight on “Inside MMA” at 8:00 p.m. ET.

While Sonnen told Straka that he deserved to be punished because he violated the commission’s testing protocol, he remained defiant about his actions. “Even after today I don’t know what I could have done differently,” Sonnen says. “Saying testosterone is a steroid is like saying mouthwash is alcohol.”

HT: HDNetFights.com

“The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale” Weigh-in Results

Weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale will take place today at 7PM EST (4PM PST) from the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fans can tune in and watch the weigh-ins live by streaming video at UFCLive.com at 7PM. Be sure to check out the live Q&A session with host […]

Weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale will take place today at 7PM EST (4PM PST) from the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Fans can tune in and watch the weigh-ins live by streaming video at UFCLive.com at 7PM. Be sure to check out the live Q&A session with host Forrest Griffin at 5PM EST (2PM PST) at the same link.

Saturdays TUF 12 Finale is set for Saturday night and will see the main card broadcast live on Spike TV as the conclusion of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck” concludes with finalists Jonathan Brookins vs. Michael Johnson squaring off in the tournament finale.

Another “TUF” finalist is featured in the headliner as “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar takes on Croatian Igor Pokrajac in a light-heavyweight bout. The event also features the first crossover bouts from the WEC-UFC merger, with former WEC fighter Leonard Garcia taking on “TUF” semifinalist Nam Phan in a featherweight bout.

The full weigh-in results for the TUF 12 Finale is as follows:

Main Card

Lightweight bout: Jonathan Brookins (154) vs. Michael Johnson (156)
Light-heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar (205) vs. Igor Pokrajac (205)
Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove (186) vs. Demian Maia (186)
Welterweight bout: Rick Story (170) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia (145) vs. Nam Phan (146)

Preliminary Card

Lightweight bout: Cody McKenzie (154) vs. Aaron Wilkinson (155)
Featherweight bout: Ian Loveland (145) vs. Tyler Toner (146)
Lightweight bout: Kyle Watson (156) vs. Sako Chivitchian (156)
Bantamweight bout: Will Campuzano (136) vs. Nick Pace (138)
Flyweight bout: Pablo Garza (126) vs. Fredson Paixao (125)
Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito (185) vs. Dave Branch (185)